Boeing 777 on fire at SFO after tail falls off - Live EMS feed

[MarineUS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dFtmSybpuw&feature=youtu.be

Just the first little piece of footage I'm sure we'll see.

(Apparently the tail of the plane touched the runway? Something they were saying in the video).


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This was on a news page (where I found it) I am unsure as to why the PA isn't in English.


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EDIT: Here is the EMS/Firefighter live feed.

http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/6336/web


They just said something about 290 passengers, 12 crew members and something else.

[MarineUS]

A Boeing 777 operated by Asiana Airlines crashed while landing at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The airplane was coming in from Seoul, South Korea and apparently crashed sometime after touching down on Runway 28.  The tail of the plane came off and after wobbling for a minute, the aircraft flipped upside down, coming to a stop on runway on it's back, according to a witness.

http://www.allproudamericans.com/Boeing-777-Crashes-at-San-Francisco-Airport.html






Doesn't look flipped over to me.

[icepac]

Looks like he came up short on landing and knocked the tail off on the rocks bordering some water at the end of the runway much like we've seen it happen on CV landings.

I wonder if they lost power and he barely made the runway?

[MarineUS]

I know they are doing a search and rescue in the water right now. They don't know if people are in the water.

[smoe]

Doesn't look flipped over to me.

I wonder if they ment it did a 180 degree turn. The captions today are becoming less correct.

[curry1]

I know they are doing a search and rescue in the water right now. They don't know if people are in the water.

Coast Guard found a body.  This is pilot error 99% sure.

[Puma44]

This is pilot error 99% sure.

.....and you know this how?  Did you see this happen real time?  Where you in the cockpit of the incident aircraft?

[B17Skull12]

This is pilot error 99% sure.

I would not believe this for a second.  Just guessing here, but speaking to my buddy who is an aerospace engineer he thinks this is a recurrence of the electrical issue from 2009 BAW crash.  Remember their is ALWAYS a chain of events for aviation crashes.  Lets just see what they are here.

[Karnak]

It wasn't an electrical issue that caused the BA crash.  It was ice in the fuel lines causing a clog.  The problem is supposed to be fixed.

That said, a loss of power shortly before landing could be the cause of this accident as well, we'll need to wait to find out.

[pallero]

Live feed.

http://live.foxnews.com/#/1155606219001

[flight17]

It wasn't an electrical issue that caused the BA crash.  It was ice in the fuel lines causing a clog.  The problem is supposed to be fixed.

That said, a loss of power shortly before landing could be the cause of this accident as well, we'll need to wait to find out.

British Airways uses Rolls Royce Engines, Asiana Uses GE. Only RR engines were affect by that oil intercooler design fault.

It may have been pilot error or it could have been mechanical failure. One thing for sure, is that it hit short of the rocky shore, well short of the runway.

[Puma44]

Remember their is ALWAYS a chain of events for aviation crashes.  Lets just see what they are here.

Exactly right!  Making judgements about it when it was not witnessed as part of the flight crew is simply irresponsible.

[Karnak]

ATC audio:
http://wandr.me/Audio/AAR214-KSFO-Crash.mp3

[titanic3]

[MiloMorai]

ATC audio:
http://wandr.me/Audio/AAR214-KSFO-Crash.mp3

Sounds like the a/c was in trouble as the crash/emergency crews dispatched.